Words starting with H

170 words with meanings

Habitn. something you do regularly without thinking
Habitatn. the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
Hackn. one who works hard at boring tasks
Hackern. someone who plays golf poorly
Haggardadj. showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
Hailv. praise vociferously
Hairn. a covering for the body consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures
Halfadj. consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
Halfwayadj. equally distant from the extremes
Halln. an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
Hallwayn. an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
Halon. an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
Haltn. the state of inactivity following an interruption
Haltern. rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading
Hamletn. a community of people smaller than a village
Hammingn. poor acting by a ham actor
Hamperv. prevent the progress or free movement of
Handn. the extremity of the superior limb
Handbagn. a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories
Handfuln. a small number or amount
Handlev. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
Handyadj. easy to reach
Hangoutn. a frequently visited place
Hankerv. desire strongly or persistently
Haplessadj. deserving or inciting pity
Happenv. come to pass
Happilyadv. in a joyous manner
Happyadj. feeling pleased and glad
Hardadj. not easy
Hardlyadv. only a very short time before
Hardyadj. having rugged physical strength
Harmonyn. compatibility in opinion and action
Harnessn. a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body
Harryv. annoy continually or chronically
Harvestn. the yield from plants in a single growing season
Haspn. a fastener for a door or lid
Hasten. speed in action, often too much
Hastenv. act or move at high speed
Hastyadj. excessively quick
Hatchv. emerge from the eggs
Haten. the emotion of intense dislike
Hatefuladj. evoking or deserving hatred
Hatredn. the emotion of intense dislike
Haulv. draw slowly or heavily
Haunchn. the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings
Hauntv. follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
Havenn. a place of safety
Havocn. violent and needless disturbance
Hawkn. diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
Hawkern. someone who travels about selling his wares
Hazardn. a source of danger
Hazen. atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
Hazyadj. filled or abounding with fog or mist
Headn. the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals
Headingn. a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
Healern. a person skilled in a particular type of therapy
Healingn. the natural process by which the body repairs itself
Heapn. a collection of objects laid on top of each other
Hearv. perceive via the auditory sense
Hearern. someone who listens attentively
Heartn. the body part that pumps blood
Hearthn. an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
Heatn. a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
Heatingn. the process of becoming warmer
Heavev. utter a sound, as with obvious effort
Heavenn. any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
Heavilyadv. to a considerable degree
Heavingn. an upward movement
Heavyadj. weighing a lot
Hecticadj. marked by intense agitation or emotion
Hedgen. a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
Heedn. paying particular notice
Heeln. the bottom of a shoe or boot
Heftv. lift or elevate
Heftyadj. possessing physical strength and weight
Heightn. the vertical dimension of extension
Heirn. a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
Heistv. commit a burglary
Heldadj. occupied or in the control of
Hellionn. a rowdy or mischievous person
Hellon. an expression of greeting
Helmn. steering mechanism for a vessel
Helpfuladj. providing assistance or serving a useful function
Henceadv. from that fact or reason or as a result
Heraldv. foreshadow or presage
Herbn. a plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Hereadv. in or at this place
Herebyadv. by means of this
Hereinadv. in this place or thing or document
Heron. a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
Heroicadj. very imposing or impressive
Heroinen. the main good female character in a work of fiction
Heydayn. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
Hiddenadj. not accessible to view
Hiden. the dressed skin of an animal
Hideoutn. a hiding place
Hidingn. the activity of keeping something secret
Highadj. greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
Higheradj. advanced in complexity or elaboration
Highwayn. a major road for any form of motor transport
Hijackv. take arbitrarily or by force
Hiken. a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
Hilln. a local and well-defined elevation of the land
Hiltn. the handle of a sword or dagger
Hingen. a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
Hintn. an indirect suggestion
Hissingn. a fricative sound
Historyn. the aggregate of past events
Hitchv. to hook or entangle
Hitheradv. to this place
Hittern. a ballplayer who is batting
Hiven. a teeming multitude
Hoardv. to collect and keep a large store of something
Hoarseadj. deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
Hobblev. walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
Hobbyn. an auxiliary activity
Hockv. leave as a guarantee in return for money
Hoistv. raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
Holdv. cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
Holdingn. the act of retaining something
Holdupn. robbery at gunpoint
Holen. an opening into or through something
Holidayn. leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
Hollerv. shout out
Hollown. a cavity or space in something
Holstern. a sheath for carrying a handgun
Homen. where you live at a particular time
Homelyadj. lacking in physical beauty or proportion
Homern. a base hit on which the batter scores a run
Honestadj. not disposed to cheat or defraud
Honeyn. a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
Hoodn. an aggressive and violent young criminal
Hoofn. the foot of an ungulate mammal
Hookupn. a device providing a connection between a power source and a user
Hoopn. a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt
Hootn. a loud raucous cry
Hoppern. funnel-shaped receptacle
Horden. a vast multitude
Hornn. a noisemaker that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
Horridadj. exceedingly bad
Horrorn. intense and profound fear
Horsen. a large animal that people ride
Hotnessn. the presence of heat
Hotshotn. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
Houndn. any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
Hourn. a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
Housen. a building where people live
Hoverv. be undecided about something
Howeveradv. despite anything to the contrary
Howln. a long loud emotional utterance
Howlingn. a long loud emotional utterance
Hubbubn. loud confused noise from many sources
Huddlev. crowd or draw together
Hugeadj. unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
Hulkn. a very large person
Humblev. cause to be unpretentious
Humorn. the quality of being funny
Hunchn. an impression that something might be the case
Hungern. a physiological need for food
Huntv. pursue for food or sport
Hurdlen. a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races
Hurlv. throw forcefully
Hurlern. the person who does the pitching
Hurtv. be the source of pain
Hurtlev. move with or as if with a rushing sound
Husbandn. a married man
Hushv. become quiet or still
Huskyadj. muscular and heavily built
Hustlev. cause to move furtively and hurriedly
Hymnn. a song of praise

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